How many job openings are there in Nebraska?

Nebraska had 38K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.

How many people were hired in Nebraska recently?

Nebraska recorded 32K hires in Dec 2025, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey data. Hires represent all additions to the payroll during the reference month.

What is the quits rate in Nebraska?

23K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in Nebraska during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.2%. Economists treat the quits rate as a proxy for worker confidence in the job market, a rising rate usually means people feel secure enough to move on.

How many layoffs happened in Nebraska?

There were 10K layoffs and discharges in Nebraska during Dec 2025. This tallies involuntary job losses only, layoffs with no plan to rehire plus discharges for cause, not voluntary departures.

What are total separations in Nebraska?

Total separations in Nebraska reached 35K in Dec 2025. This includes all employees who left their jobs, whether through quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, or transfers to other locations of the same firm.

State · BLS JOLTS · Dec 2025

Nebraska Labor Market

Monthly job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs for Nebraska from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. State tables often lag the national release (see homepage disclosure).

Compiled by PlainLabor · August 17, 2026

38K
Job openings: 32K
Hires: 2.2%
Quits rate: 40th
Of 51 states (openings rate, 3-month average)

BLS JOLTS turnover passport

Series extract JOLTS-31 Nebraska

38K openings · 3.5% rate · 32K hires · Dec 2025

OPEN 38K
RATE 3.5%
RANK 40th
HIRE 32K
QUIT 2.2%
LAY 10K
YOY -17.4%
PHOTO Oregon

Openings-rate peers

Photo peer: Oregon (3.5%)

Openings-rate neighbourhood · Dec 2025 (this state highlighted)

Nebraska is 40th of 51 states by openings rate; peer pills are ABS(openings_rate) neighbours, not a fixed roster. Read Oregon →

Labor market health score

31/100

Nebraska, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions

A weighted composite of the job openings, hires, and quits rates against every other state's same-month JOLTS data. It describes the latest reported month, not a forecast, and does not weigh wages, cost of living, or industry mix.

Job openings rate F 3.5%

Job openings as a share of employment plus openings, latest month
Hires rate F 3.0%

Hires as a share of employment, latest month
Quits rate C 2.2%

Voluntary quits as a share of employment — a worker-confidence signal

Loose rate band

Nebraska sits in the loosest openings-rate third

Dec 2025 openings rate only. Nebraska ranks 39th of 51 on this month's board; denser peers are above on the chart. Signature: 39th of 51 by latest-month openings rate (3.5%).

Nebraska among state openings rates · Dec 2025

Nebraska openings rate vs this month's observed state ceiling

Nebraska sits at 39th of 51 in the full latest-month board; the chart shows the top 9 plus this state.

Nebraska openings fell 17.4% year over year

Monthly job openings in Nebraska from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.5%.

Openings vs. quits

Where Nebraska sits: Slack but restless

Each point is one state, Dec 2025: openings rate on the x-axis, voluntary quits rate on the y-axis. A hot job market does not reliably make workers confident enough to quit and chase it, and across the full 51-state table the two rates correlate only weakly. Nebraska's own openings rate is 3.5% against a 4% average, and its quits rate is 2.2% against a 2.2% average.